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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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